tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post7185742044211344458..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: Once Excursion, Now a Hop—One More on TravelADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-15772174719808930092009-09-29T18:26:29.464-04:002009-09-29T18:26:29.464-04:00Railways and water fronts. Nice post.
Let me just...Railways and water fronts. Nice post.<br /><br />Let me just add a quick note here about the railway lines behind the St. Albans house. Those same lines run all the way downtown, of course, and further. The point is, from St. Louis Park, where Patriicia lives, she used to commute downtown along the new, paved, bike paths that were installed along that same rail line. As far as I know, those bike paths go all the way to Minnetonka and, mind you, these are bike paths that are plowed in the winter. People actually use them year round, in Minnesota! Terrific, no? <br /><br />Yes, the Twin Cities are still full of people who understand the benefits of the commons. Long may it be so (despite economic cycles)!Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736499939969754097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-50734973880680248402009-09-28T10:28:51.189-04:002009-09-28T10:28:51.189-04:00The tracks behind the St. Albans house are still i...The tracks behind the St. Albans house are still in active use. The abandoned, and ultimately removed, tracks were further inside Hopkins.<br /><br />The words "Detroit pumping station" doesn't bring anything to mind. But water towers, especially in Europe, and some here, do tend to be clad in such architectural garb as at Palics.ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-53321591692334507642009-09-28T03:58:05.574-04:002009-09-28T03:58:05.574-04:00And furthermore, just recently - I don't remem...And furthermore, just recently - I don't remember in which context -, Henry, Malcolm and I were talking about those very railway tracks that ran behind the Saint Albans house. I didn't know they had been taken out.<br />And yet some more present and pest linking, Henry, who is learning the capitals of the countries of Europe said he knew one for sure : Budapest, because that's where Opi was born! He asked if we could go there...Michelle D-Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-43494436140578650082009-09-28T03:49:33.525-04:002009-09-28T03:49:33.525-04:00This post is a strange mix of now and then.
I alm...This post is a strange mix of now and then. <br />I almost thought the Sopot photo was one you had taken this summer because I thought the skinny boy in front of the fountain was Henry - whose resemblance to you is sometimes stunning. Last weekend, Henry and I also watched the rainbow created by the tall gyser in the reflecting pool at Sceaux. <br />And don't you think the Palics water tower looks a little like the Detroit pumping station? I did and looked twice - but then, I'm not all that familiar with the Detroit pumping station...Michelle D-Pnoreply@blogger.com